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End of the Line for Ureña; Rocco Admits Douche-baggery

Alex Ure&#241;a is closing <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/urena/">Ure&#241;a</a> and turning it into &#8220;a bistro-style eater called Pamplona.&#8221; The modern Spanish curse continues! Now <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/suba/">Suba </a>alone carries the banner. [<a href="http://eater.com/archives/2007/08/eaterwire_urena.php#more">Eater</a>]
Rocco DiSpirito doesn&#8217;t seem to mind being called a douche bag: &#8220;I was thinking he must have worked for me to know I'm a douche bag,&#8221; the chef tells Nina Lalli. [<a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/food/archives/2007/08/rocco_dispirito.php">VV</a>]
Related: <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/food/2007/08/top_chef_nonwinner_joey_on_why.html">Joey, Latest &#8216;Top Chef&#8217; Non-Winner, on Why Rocco Is a Douche Bag</a>
On his <em>Top Chef</em> blog Tony Bourdain has some wise words to console Joey: &#8220;Joey's the chef of a damn famous restaurant in New York freakin' City. The place every ambitious cook and chef hopes to work &#8212; in the big leagues. So he's already a "Top Chef" &#8212; and already a winner in my book.&#8221; [<a href="http://www.bravotv.com/blog/tomcolicchio/2007/08/anthony_bourdain_lost_in_the_supermarket.php?page=1">Bravo</a>]
Related: <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/food/2007/08/in_last_nights_episode_of.html">Adam Platt Finds the Moral in Last Night&#8217;s &#8216;Top Chef&#8217;</a>

On his Top Chef blog Tony Bourdain has some wise words to console Joey: “Joey's the chef of a damn famous restaurant in New York freakin' City. The place every ambitious cook and chef hopes to work — in the big leagues. So he's already a ‘Top Chef’ — and already a winner in my book.” [Bravo]
Related: Adam Platt Finds the Moral in Last Night’s ‘Top Chef’